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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.34.1.5.0019a	Kit, mess	Two parts. a .Frying pan; deep dish aluminum style; riveted hinged metal handle; handle stamped, "U.S., L. F. & C., 1942"
2	00.34.1.5.18a	Canteen	Two parts. a. Canteen, aluminum construction; chained aluminum screw cap; pint size back stamped "U.S., ACA 1918, 6". b. Cup, issued with canteen; aluminum construction; rolled rim; hinged folding handle, sliding clip, base stamped, "U.S., L. F. & C Co., 1918:, c. Mess kit, U. S. Army World War I issue; metal shallow frying pan, hinged metal handle; handle stamped, U.S., R.I.A. Rock Island Arsenal)". d. Mess kit plate or lid, snaps on pan; shallow metal plate; D-ring on back. e. Canteen cover, U. S. Army World War I issue); cavalry style with loops for shoulder strap instead of belt hooks; heavy tan cotton canvas web material; felt interior; double snap fasteners at top; web loops on sides & bottom; front stamped, "U. S."; interior top flap stamped, "1917". Used with canteen & cup. f. haversack or kit bag, U. S. Army World War I issue; khaki cotton canvas material; large front flap opening; brass buckle & strap fastener, brass d-rings on back; flap stamped, "U.S."; three interior comparments; interior flap stamped, "H. L. E., HOSP.".
3	00.34.1.5.19b	Kit, mess	b. Plate, fits on top of frying pan; aluminum; divided double sections; triangular ring on back; no markings or stampings.
4	00.34.1.5.19c	Kit, mess	c. Knife, fits inside mess kit; tapered sheet metal blade; black plastic handle, hole in end; handle stamped, "U.S., L.F.& Four parts. c., 1941"
5	00.34.1.5.19d	Kit, mess	d. Fork, fits inside mess kit; aluminum; broad handle, hole in end; handle stamped, "U.S."
6	00.34.1.5.19e	Kit, mess	e. Spoon, fits inside mess kit; aluminum; large deep bowl; broad handle, hole in end; handle stamped, "U.S.". Handle locks kit together.
7	00.34.1.5.26	Canteen	Not military issue but of the World War I era; metal body, nickel plated finish; threaded neck, black plastic screw stopper; stamped "The 1914 (trade mark) Gillette Junior Metal Patents Pending". a. Canteen, 1914 Gillette Junior. b. Stopper. black plastic; threaded. All items attached.
8	00.34.1.7.11	Hardtack	"Hardtack from Fort Randall." 4.5"x 4.5" square.
9	00.34.1.7.12	Corkscrew	Mechanical type of World War II era; threaded steel screw, nickel plated with "T" handle; winged adjustment on threaded shaft; aluminum frame.
10	00.34.1.7.13	Corkscrew	World War II era; spiraled steel screw; shaped hardwood handle, "T" shape; metal rivet or pin in handle side; basic corkscrew used in opening wine bottles or other cork sealed containers.
11	00.34.1.7.14	Knife	World War II period; double edged curved steel blade, razor sharp; hardwood handle; steel rivets; for use as a tool not a weapon.
12	1971.41.47	Bootjack	U. S. Army, made of golden oak wood with rubber surface and leather lining in yoke.
13	1989.43.763	Box, tackle	"US Govenment emergency fishing kit instructions." used for military; includes hooks and lines.
14	1989.43.896	Box, tackle	Was used for fishing equipment for an emergency; includes instructions for military use.
15	1992.29.1.0003	Lid	Goes with water bottle, 92.29.1.002.
16	1992.29.1.2	Canteen	Bottle is made of dark green plastic with a screw on lid.
17	1992.29.3.4	Box	Container and lid. a. and b; used during Operation Desert Storm. Color: BK
18	2024-1-32	Utensil	German soldiers' field spoon/fork utensil from World War II. Both utensils are fused together on their handles. They fold together to take up less space but rotate open so one end is the fork and the other is the spoon. Fork has long tines and the spoon is very large. No markings on it. This was provided to German Wehrmacht soldiers. It is called a "göffel" which means "spork" in German.
19	2024-1-33	Fork	World War II U.S. military mess fork. "U.S." is imprinted into the handle of the fork. Opening at the end of the fork for ease of carrying and storing. M-1926 style military fork. This type was made of corrosive resistant steel and was approved by the military for use beginning in late 1944. Forks had previously been made of silver plating and tin before that. This fork was manufactured by the SILCO company, formally the SILCO USA Division of International Silver Company. This type of fork was used by the U.S. military from 1945 to 2002 when the military switched to using plastic silverware.